wizard.exe

Software Setup LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application wizard.exe by Software Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.mixvideoplayer.com.
Publisher:
Software Setup LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7f74375952b158d5565743c67f35a104

SHA-1:
648b6d6fc38c086bd7156634626b83fa32bdcd0c

SHA-256:
c410bf6e39bd59db26a23ea2519bee6b3622ef8d81a38338bc2914826cc1a575

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 5:21:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.SoftwareSetup.Bundler (M)
15.12.24.17

File size:
557.6 KB (570,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wizard.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/8/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Setup LLC, O=Software Setup LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
12303936AE01DB9407835F22B0D1C0DC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3qiym1IxgqkFwZuUjCMZx3wdQVKmwpxq4m0DmBXYd0y5HD:3MxgqkFxcCS+Q9eAXYmy

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9165

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file wizard.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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